Here is a repost of some footy from last summer. Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend…
Today was another great day at Newlin. It was a high-volume session that included some hard repeats, crazy projects and one new send: Pretentious Vendor of Invention (V10).
Pretentious is a fun compression arete with slopers and blocky pinches. For the first move I used Hayden’s method, which involves a long lock-off to a left hand shoulder. Afterwards you have some transitional moves before a final compression sequence, which in my case ends with your right hand on a good incut chickenhead. For me this seemed like the most logical way to climb the arete.
Above is an older video of Hayden working the line.
Hayden Miller on Pretentious Vendor of Invention (V10)
Today I cruised to Ute Pass for a quick afternoon session with some homies. It turned out to be a productive day: Patrick Anderson walked away with an ascent of Skinned in the Woods (V9) and I completed Herbaceous Orangutan (V10)…one of my longest standing projects in Colorado. Herbaceous is one of the best, and ironically enough, least travelled boulder problems at Ute Pass. It’s a very straight-forward but clean power line with a cool jump move and difficult mantle.
Above is a series of photos Hayden took of me working the crux jump back in 2008.
Jacques Cousteu has always been a dream boulder problem of mine, and I’ve waited very patiently over the years to gain the skills to climb it. Contrary to what you might think, the crux on Jacques is incredibly intricate. For someone my height, sticking the move is not about explosive power, but rather subtly placing your hips in such a way that you can deadpoint the hold and control your swing. It’s one of the most stunning lines I have ever seen, and the fact that its at my local crag, nestled deep in the forest I’ve loved and explored with my closest friends for years, only makes the experience that much more rewarding.
Hayden Miller drops into SOCO to claim the second ascent of Meet Your Maker V9/10, and to close the book on the long-standing “Dihedral Project,” dubbing it “Localer Than Thou.” In case you’re wondering, Hayden took a full seven points for this truly stunning and exceptionally difficult line…
Repost of good friend Hayden Miller crushing out east. Miller will be paying us a visit here in CO this week!
Our buddy Terry Paholek recently sent Spectre (V13) in the Pollen Grains, here’s a repost of that footy. Congrats Terry!
Ben Spannuth, Bryan Boyko, Eli Michaels and Rick Sharf send amazing classics in the Buttermilks…
